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If your complaint concerns the health and social services network, you must first contact the service quality and complaints commission of the institution concerned. Complaints assistance centres (CAAP) can help you file your complaint. In most cases, the Québec Ombudsman acts as a second level of recourse.
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This information enables us to contact you as quickly as possible and ensures that your file is processed adequately. Note that this is in accordance with section 20 of the Public Protector Act.
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Your complaint will be sent to the Québec Ombudsman and a confirmation message will be displayed on the screen. You can print this message by printing the Web page from your browser. You can also save a copy of the form for your personal records.
As soon as the Québec Ombudsman has received your complaint form, it acknowledges receipt by contacting you be phone within the following two working days.
Then, if your complaint falls within the Québec Ombudsman’s jurisdiction (in other words, if the Québec Ombudsman can intervene), it begins its investigation of all the organizations concerned. When the conclusions arising from the investigation have been reached, it will inform you either in writing or verbally, regardless of whether the complaint was substantiated or unsubstantiated or whether or not recommendations were made.
If your complaint does not fall within our jurisdiction and, as a result, we cannot process it, we will help you find the appropriate resource or recourse.
2 working days:
Time frame before first contact – verbal or written acknowledgement of receipt – handled by the Québec Ombudsman or referred to the appropriate resource if your complaint does not fall within our jurisdiction.
Between 10 and 31 working days:
Average time frame for processing a complaint about the public service.
60 working days or more:
Average time frame for processing a complaint about health and social services institutions.
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